First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors $47.88 -0.84 (-1.72%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.96 +0.08 (+0.18%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FR vs. ARE, CUBE, EGP, LXP, PLD, PLYM, REXR, STAG, TRNO, and UDRShould you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), CubeSmart (CUBE), EastGroup Properties (EGP), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), Prologis (PLD), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. First Industrial Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities CubeSmart EastGroup Properties LXP Industrial Trust Prologis Plymouth Industrial REIT Rexford Industrial Realty Stag Industrial Terreno Realty United Dominion Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Does the media refer more to ARE or FR? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 9 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 5 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 1.01 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Industrial Realty Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.02B4.35$322.95M-$0.13-584.69First Industrial Realty Trust$669.64M9.47$287.55M$2.0523.36 Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARE or FR a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and First Industrial Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARE or FR? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ARE or FR more profitable? First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 38.70% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 9.92% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% First Industrial Realty Trust 38.70%9.92%5.08% Do analysts prefer ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a consensus target price of $97.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.83%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $55.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18First Industrial Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryFirst Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Industrial Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.34B$8.32B$11.95B$20.46BDividend Yield3.72%6.09%5.67%3.71%P/E Ratio23.3670.7719.7729.02Price / Sales9.474.8325.8856.92Price / Cash13.5517.5521.0722.46Price / Book2.321.612.094.43Net Income$287.55M$128.99M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-3.97%-4.24%-2.49%-3.40%1 Month Performance-2.62%-3.74%-1.37%-2.70%1 Year Performance-11.00%-9.69%540.86%10.16% First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.4858 of 5 stars$47.88-1.7%$55.91+16.8%-11.0%$6.34B$669.64M23.36160Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6338 of 5 stars$79.15-3.7%$99.54+25.8%-32.9%$13.69B$3.02B-608.85590Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCUBECubeSmart3.8857 of 5 stars$40.88-1.3%$47.20+15.5%-18.2%$9.32B$929.08M24.193,104Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementEGPEastGroup Properties4.1989 of 5 stars$161.18-2.0%$190.00+17.9%-12.8%$8.60B$640.23M34.8190News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.6486 of 5 stars$7.94-1.6%$10.50+32.2%-22.2%$2.35B$358.46M39.7070News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportPLDPrologis4.6797 of 5 stars$107.17-2.8%$120.74+12.7%-15.4%$99.45B$8.20B29.042,703Positive NewsPLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT4.2423 of 5 stars$15.07-2.0%$21.10+40.0%-39.7%$686.44M$198.35M4.9440Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsREXRRexford Industrial Realty4.2549 of 5 stars$36.98-1.7%$39.82+7.7%-26.9%$8.75B$986.53M27.39220Positive NewsSTAGStag Industrial4.1047 of 5 stars$34.75-2.5%$39.71+14.3%-14.7%$6.49B$767.38M26.1390News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTRNOTerreno Realty2.5823 of 5 stars$55.76-2.2%$65.90+18.2%-19.6%$5.76B$408.01M28.0240Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.5544 of 5 stars$39.90-1.3%$46.07+15.5%-4.7%$13.22B$1.67B114.001,432News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives CubeSmart Alternatives EastGroup Properties Alternatives LXP Industrial Trust Alternatives Prologis Alternatives Plymouth Industrial REIT Alternatives Rexford Industrial Realty Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives Terreno Realty Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FR) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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